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Law and Consequence
Commentators note that this chapter adds specific penalties to the prohibitions listed in Leviticus 18. John Calvin explains that chapter 18 was meant to shape the conscience before God, while this chapter (20) establishes earthly punishments to deter the community from sin.
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Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 20:11
19th Century
Bishop
His father’s wife. —Here the penalty is enacted for the sin prohibited in Leviticus 18:8.
John Calvin
On Leviticus 20:11
16th Century
Theologian
Nothing new occurs here, for Moses's objective was, by enacting penalties, to reinforce the instruction recently given. By previously condemning in…
John Gill
On Leviticus 20:11
17th Century
Pastor
And the man that lies with his father's wife
Whether she be his mother, or another woman, as the Targum of Jonathan;…
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 20:10–27
17th Century
Minister
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was necessary that there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that He has tau…